The weighted mud flows to the inlet head section of the desander and/or desilter entering the hydrocyclones for separation of particles. Mud leaving the underflow is further screened with fine mesh to separate larger particles allowing only barite size particles to pass through the screen returning and recovering then the clean mud.
USES OF MUD CLEANERS
The purpose of the mud cleaner is to remove drilled solids larger than barite. Mud cleaner could be useful cleaning facility at many filed of mud management.
History Of Mud Cleaner
Mud cleaner used in oilfield means the equipment processing drilling mud. It is combined with desander cone and desilter cone as well as bottom shaker. It is called 2nd and 3rd phase solids control equipments.
CONCLUSIONS HYDROCYCLONES
Hydrocyclones are simple, easily maintained mechanical devices without moving parts. Separation is accomplished by transfer of kinetic input or feed energy into centrifugal force inside the cone. The centrifugal force acts on the drilling fluid slurry to rapidly separate drilled solids and other solid particles in accordance with Stokes’ law.